Spring and Summer right of the pair Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons, mid 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 61 5/8 × 140 in. ( × cm) (image), ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan, 17th century, This pair of screens depicts 11 scenes from The Tale of Genji. Rather than presenting the scenes in the order in which they appear in the story, however, the artist presents them in seasonal order from right to left, as Japanese viewers would read them. The artist begins with mid-spring in the upper right corner, where a group of young men play kemari

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License: Licensed
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